Everyone Has the Capacity to Write

The NCTE Beliefs about the Teaching of Writing, written by the Writing Study Group of the NCTE Executive Committee, pinpoints 11 key issues in the effective teaching of writing. Over the next few weeks, we will unpack each one. This week, we will look at:

“Everyone has the capacity to write, writing can be taught, and teachers can help students become better writers.”

What are some resources that can be used to teach writing?

Listen to teacher and author Nancie Atwell talk about the importance and power of writing in the lives of young adolescents.

“Understanding Composing” was written by Sondra Perl in 1980, where she discussed the writing process and the process of writing. Listen to Perl discuss writing today and the impact technology has had on composition.